Comments on: Dangerous crossing http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/08/dangerous-crossing/ city, culture and church ยท Fort Wayne, Indiana Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason M http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/08/dangerous-crossing/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Jason M Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:05:36 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-317 Good thoughts on the outlook of our streets. I really wish there were more bike lanes in the Fort! I usually bike 3-4 times to work and generally traffic is pretty nice; but if you are traveling down any of Lake Ave from New Haven area all the way to Anthony - you are on the verge of getting run over with hardly any room for 4 cars (bigger in size). The bike paths the city has developed are nice as well for commuting; but then again, your are not welcome to most of the streets to insect with to make your commute shorter. This is my first year riding a bike here in the Fort and it is really not to bad; but could be tons better if the city of Fort Wayne would become more green on our main streets! Good blog you have here! Cheers, JPM Good thoughts on the outlook of our streets. I really wish there were more bike lanes in the Fort! I usually bike 3-4 times to work and generally traffic is pretty nice; but if you are traveling down any of Lake Ave from New Haven area all the way to Anthony – you are on the verge of getting run over with hardly any room for 4 cars (bigger in size).

The bike paths the city has developed are nice as well for commuting; but then again, your are not welcome to most of the streets to insect with to make your commute shorter. This is my first year riding a bike here in the Fort and it is really not to bad; but could be tons better if the city of Fort Wayne would become more green on our main streets!

Good blog you have here!

Cheers,
JPM

]]> By: Caleb Cook http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/08/dangerous-crossing/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Caleb Cook Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:31:24 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-315 That stretch of Coliseum by IPFW is pretty forbidding if you're walking or biking to the campus. Some safety tweaks might encourage more students to bike to school--and ease the campus parking squeeze in the process. That stretch of Coliseum by IPFW is pretty forbidding if you’re walking or biking to the campus. Some safety tweaks might encourage more students to bike to school–and ease the campus parking squeeze in the process.

]]> By: MRev. Kenneth White, Jnr. http://www.thegoodcity.com/2008/08/dangerous-crossing/comment-page-1/#comment-316 MRev. Kenneth White, Jnr. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:39:23 +0000 http://thegoodcity.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-316 The only problem with putting a center strip in the middle is that is a major thouroughfare when rush hour hits and traffic becomes backed up from State Blvd. People I know and even myself either jut down Grove or Edgewater to E/Wbrook or vice versa from State to get around log jams of traffic especially when someone has an accident also. I would love to see that whole section have a stop light put in and that in itself would improve life for everyone. In addition when the Pufferbelly Bike Trail construction begins the bike trail will be extended from Lawton across Omni Source and behind Centlivere and up to Fernhill as Phase One and so having safe passage between Centlivere and the Johnny Appleseed Part of the trail so would be a good thing. Please keep in mind I am not saying to nix your idea of a median strip or an elevated speed reduction strip but not unless it is matched with an actual stop light system (a 4 way stop even) as well. The only problem with putting a center strip in the middle is that is a major thouroughfare when rush hour hits and traffic becomes backed up from State Blvd. People I know and even myself either jut down Grove or Edgewater to E/Wbrook or vice versa from State to get around log jams of traffic especially when someone has an accident also.

I would love to see that whole section have a stop light put in and that in itself would improve life for everyone. In addition when the Pufferbelly Bike Trail construction begins the bike trail will be extended from Lawton across Omni Source and behind Centlivere and up to Fernhill as Phase One and so having safe passage between Centlivere and the Johnny Appleseed Part of the trail so would be a good thing.

Please keep in mind I am not saying to nix your idea of a median strip or an elevated speed reduction strip but not unless it is matched with an actual stop light system (a 4 way stop even) as well.

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